30 years old? Quit bragging, I've got holes in socks older than that. Heck I was married before you were born. I remember when "don't trust anyone over 30" actually meant something. Now it's more like "don't trust anyone under 30". Guess you're finally trustworthy. ;-)

Remember, you're only as old as you think you are. I remember sitting in the nursing home with my 93 yr old grandmother, when she said "I don't know why I have to be in here with all these old people".

And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Happy 30th Jill. I always remember your birthday because it's also my wife's birthday. Her's should be interesting. She hosts a fiber night for knitters on Thursdays. Since it's her birthday and she prefers not to get gifts, everyone one is encouraged to perform either a skit, sing, read a poem, etc. It will be fun to see what people do. Hope yours is good as well.

Hey it is only a number and seriously I went into denial when I turned 40 but you just turn around and the years have passed and you think nah...I am not that old.....but nothing has changed, we just get wiser and feel the fear a little more!Happy Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Thirty is a great decade. I never mind the number, I just cannot believe how fast they keep coming at me! You have many great adventures still ahead, and I'm anxious to read about them. Hope you had a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday!! What a cutie-pie picture! I hope you re-created that outfit for your 30th, now that's how you break back into the dating scene. Ok, so I turned 30 yesterday and I'm still single so maybe don't take my advice :) Have a wonderful fun day!

I was deeply depressed on my 30th birthday (even without Cycle Jerk to give me any uplifting poetry...good grief). But my best years have been since then. Really! I'm not just saying that. No fingers crossed. I'm confident that your best years are ahead too. Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday!! Have a good one. Check out the Cruise to Run, www.cruisetorun, that will be coming to Alaska next July. Super organization and great fun.And for those wanting a different experience, check out our website, B.A.R.E.~Butts A'runnin Race Enterprises, www.nudist5k.com. New for next year will be an Inaugural B.A.R.E. Running/Walking Retreat right at the Pocono Mountains at Sunny Rest Nudist Resort in Palmerton, PA. Info to be up shortly. Please join us.

Now that we are in our 50s, my husband and I ask ourselves if we'd be willing to go back and live out our 30s again...the answer is YES! Yes, we would, it would be great! Enjoy...and happy birthday. We can't stop time, but we can live fully. I think you've got that covered!

From the Old Farmers Almanac:Birthday Lore of the Day — Archives | More AdviceYou are a leader both among your friends and in business. Your ideals are high and you should let them lead you, for they will take you far. You are jovial and vivacious, fond of out-of-doors sports and travel, and well liked by both sexesHappy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Jill! I hope that you have a wonderful day! Your blog is a gift to many of us - I wouldn't be able to ride like I do if I didn't have your stories in my head...egging me on. Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday sister!!! I was thinking, you should probably make a list of things you want to accomplish before you turn 30...oh wait... too late for that. It's a good thing you knocked some major ones out of the way this year! Sorry we couldn't spend this birthday at Disneyland together. I love youxoxo Sara

I hope you remembered to shut off the smoke detector before lighting the candles on your cake. That, and tell the neighbors you're lighting them too so they don't call the fire department.

30 is a milestone year, mainly because you have to switch from having a standard small round birthday cake to having one of those big-assed rectangular sheet cakes because all the candles won't fit anymore. Hitting 30 might suck for you, but just means the rest of us get more cake. Hell, by the time you hit 30 you've got so much cake that everyone in the office can have a piece !.

HEY whats with all this downhill stuff!! Jill, trust me, the 30's are great, 40's even better, the 50's are an adventure, and I am looking forward to our 60's, where we can embarrass our kids even more!